Porn legend August Ames has passed away at just 23 years old. The adult starlet who starred in almost 300 was found lifeless at her home in Camarillo, California on Tuesday morning.

The exact cause of death currently remains unknown but police have said there is no indication of foul play. Close friends of Ames have said she was suffering from long-term depression and fear she could have taken her own life.

Her husband, porn producer Kevin Moore, expressed his sadness and has asked for privacy during this time. He said:

Quote:She was the kindest person I ever knew and she meant the world to me. Please leave this as a private family matter in this difficult time.

Ames' death took place just days after being bullied online for saying she refused to work with guy who also appeared in gay porn. She was accused of being homophobic but she defended herself, saying she doesn't ever work with 'crossover stars', meaning someone who works in gay porn and straight porn as there are more health risks.

Fellow adult stars have been expressing their sadness on Twitter, with Abella Danger saying “She was the most kind-hearted person ever.” Nikki Benz also tweeted “Another beautiful soul taken too soon. RIP @AugustAmesxxx I’m still in disbelief.”

It's just really fucking sad that people are so quick to be offended and jump to labelling someone a homophobe for not wanted to fuck someone. It's just really tragic. RIP August Ames.

Every suicide is a tragedy. It is the unspoken elephant in the room of today's society. Young people, particularly girls are more likely to die from suicide than from any other cause for death.

I have encountered 4 suicides personally in my life, which is far removed from the extra pressures that celebrities have to deal with in their own world. Social media morons today feel they are untouchable which allows them to destroy the lives of others with impunity.

My heart goes out to her family, who will have the most awful Xmas ahead of them. RIP.

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Having suffered from depression in the past I know how easy a path it is to have dark thoughts and put them into plan luckily I was saved by someone who saw what I was about to do and persuaded me to go home. And even followed me so I couldn't return to the same spot for a while, so for someone to take their own life is a harrowing way to end up for family and friends and knowing people that have taken that way as well I understand the pain!

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Can see why her initial tweet may have been provocative, and there's a danger of overstating the online bullying aspect in all of this (it's unlikely things would have turned out the way they did without other underlying issues) but seriously; people on the internet need to calm the fuck down!

If you've got an opinion, but can't defend it without going for the throat of anyone who thinks differently, then at the very least you need to learn to shut up once in a while. Imagine being outraged about everything, all of the time. No good is coming of that.

On a more personal/Rampant level, you've probably seen plenty of her pics in threads on here. She'd quite often retweet our posts on Twitter and generally seemed a thoroughly cool lady. It really is so fucking tragic.